We have valuable resources at St. Louis Catholic Church in
Castroville. We answer queries often for genealogy researchers of
Alsatian ancestors who founded this community in 1844, the oldest city
and former county seat of Medina County. Our records date from 1847
intact and include baptisms, marriages, and burials. We would be glad to
answer queries. Send them to
Frances Neumann.

Behrens, Robert H. We Will Go to a New Land, The Great
East Frisian Migration to America 1845-1895. Mahomet, Illinois: Behrens Publishing
Company, 1998. If you have Ostfriesen ancestors, as many from Medina
County do, you'll want to read this book. Currently out of print, but if
you can find a copy on ABE Books,
or elsewhere, buy it! It contains chapters on history, culture,
immigration, and settlements. For limited lookups, contact Paul
Adams.

Castro Colonies
Heritage Association, Inc., History
of Medina County - Volume I, 600 pages, indexed, with marvelous old
pictures of Medina County citizens and landmarks like the Lions' Club
welcome sign at the Hondo City Limits ("This is God's Country, Please
Don't Drive Through It Like Hell"). Includes a short history of the
county and the Castro Colony and many, many family genealogies. Indexed
by family name. ISBN: 0-88107-010-6. Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media, 1994. For lookups
contact: Dave Crane,
Margaret
Simpson or Paul
Adams.

Castro Lorenzo, Immigration from Alsace and Lorraine. A Brief
Sketch of the History of Castro's Colony in Western Texas. New
York: Geo. W Wheaton & Co, 1871. Reprinted by UMI Books on Demand.
Ann Arbor, Michigan. For Lookups contact:
Margaret
Simpson.

Civil War Period.
Index to the First and Second Regiment Texas Cavalry Volunteers (Union)
as Printed in the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Texas for
the Year 1873. Compiled by Jim and Doris Menke. Contact:
Jim Menke

Indices to Vol. I - XX of
Branches and Acorns, the quarterly publication of the
Southwest Texas Genealogical Society. The
journal serves an eight-county area surrounding Uvalde County, including
Medina County. The index lists articles by title, author, and by
subject. This does not include name index unless the name was in
the subject. Compiled by Jim and Doris Menke.
Contact: Jim Menke

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